Skin is slow. You should be told that on the first day.
Most skin conditions are slow, and most of the disappointment around them comes from nobody saying so at the start. I will tell you how long it should take, what it will cost, and what happens if it does not work.
Six people, and what they actually said afterwards.
Fifteen years of being told it was just my complexion
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“I had stopped mentioning it to doctors. He looked for about forty seconds, named it, and explained what sets it off. Nobody had ever given it a name before.”
Rehana ParvinRosacea · diagnosed 2024
My son asked the questions and got answers, not reassurance
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“He talked to my boy, not to me, and he did not pretend the scarring would disappear. He said a good result was a noticeable improvement, and we agreed on that before we spent anything.”
Farida YeasminAcne scarring · parent of a patient
The flare plan is one page and it lives on my fridge
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“What to use daily, what to use in a flare, and when to stop. I had four tubes from four visits before that, and no idea which of them was the one doing anything.”
Shirin AkhterAtopic eczema · 3 years
Sent for blood tests before anything was prescribed
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“He would not write a prescription until the iron and thyroid results came back. It cost me two extra weeks and it turned out to be the thing that was actually wrong.”
Maisha AnjumTelogen effluvium · resolved
Eleven months of guessing, then a plan with a date on it
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“He was the first person to tell me how long it would take. Twelve weeks before we judged it, and he wrote that on the sheet so I would stop checking the mirror every morning.”
Tasnia KarimInflammatory acne · 24 weeks
Told honestly that it would come back in summer
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“Two clinics promised me it would be gone for good. He said it is manageable, not curable, and that sunscreen was doing more work than anything he could prescribe. That was worth the fee on its own.”
Shahriar KabirMelasma · ongoing
Fifteen years of being told it was just my complexion
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“I had stopped mentioning it to doctors. He looked for about forty seconds, named it, and explained what sets it off. Nobody had ever given it a name before.”
Rehana ParvinRosacea · diagnosed 2024
My son asked the questions and got answers, not reassurance
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“He talked to my boy, not to me, and he did not pretend the scarring would disappear. He said a good result was a noticeable improvement, and we agreed on that before we spent anything.”
Farida YeasminAcne scarring · parent of a patient
The flare plan is one page and it lives on my fridge
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“What to use daily, what to use in a flare, and when to stop. I had four tubes from four visits before that, and no idea which of them was the one doing anything.”
Shirin AkhterAtopic eczema · 3 years
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Acne and acne scarringPigmentation and melasmaEczema and psoriasisRosaceaHair and scalpMoles and skin lesionsFungal and bacterialPaediatric skin
Acne and acne scarringPigmentation and melasmaEczema and psoriasisRosaceaHair and scalpMoles and skin lesionsFungal and bacterialPaediatric skin
What I treat
Eight things, and the honest word for each of them.
01
Acne and acne scarring
Medical treatment first, resurfacing later, and never both at once.
02
Pigmentation and melasma
Managed rather than cured, which is the honest word for it.
03
Eczema and psoriasis
A written flare plan you keep, not a tube you are handed.
04
Rosacea
Naming the triggers does more than most of what can be prescribed.
05
Hair and scalp
Bloods before prescriptions. Most hair loss has a cause worth finding.
06
Moles and skin lesions
Dermoscopy, and excision with histology where there is any doubt.
07
Fungal and bacterial
Scraped and cultured, because the common ones are often misdiagnosed.
08
Paediatric skin
Children from two upward, seen in a longer appointment.
Your visit
Four things that happen every single time.
Thirty minutes
The first appointment is thirty, not ten. A skin history takes longer than the examination does.
Dermoscopy, every time
Anything pigmented is looked at under magnification and photographed, so the next visit has something to compare against.
A written plan
One page. What to use, when, for how long, and the date we will judge it on. You leave holding it.
The price first
Every procedure is quoted before it is booked. Nothing is decided while you are on the couch.
The treatment room, Banani
“A good result is a noticeable improvement. I will not promise you a different face.”
Fees
Published, and quoted again before anything is booked.
Procedures are priced individually and always quoted before the day. Nothing is decided while you are on the couch.
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